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They didn’t send them to North America. They didn’t know it was there, but they were looking for a route to Asia.
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They thought they could find a water route to Asia.
True. All of them were seeking a route to Asia.
The Northwest Passage was the direct water route through the Americas to Asia. This route was highly sought after by explorers in order to increase trade between countries in Europe and countries in Asia.
prince Henry believed that if explorers found a way around Africa then that would be a short cut to Asia.
European explorers believed that the Northwest Passage would take them to Asia and the Spice Islands for the purpose of setting up lucrative trade routes. They thought that this water route would be a more direct and faster route.
Discovered the west indies.
they first came to Canada looking for a route to Asia but they stumbled on Canada
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The route European explorers looked for was a sea route, as the overland route across Asia was cut off by the Ottoman Empire. The first to discover this route was Vasco de Gama, who went through the perilous Cape of Good Hope and ended up in Calicut, India.
they were looking for a quick route to Asia because they wanted to trade with the asians, because they were jealous of the Italian wealth.